Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work &
UI Aging Studies Program
Rm 308 North Hall
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Ph 319. 335-1265Mercedes-bern-klug@uiowa.edu
Interest areas: psychosocial issues facing nursing home residents and family members; role of the NH social worker, palliative and end-of-life care in nursing homes.

Robin P. Bonifas, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
College of Public Programs
Arizona State University
Mail Code 3920
401 N. Central Ave, Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0960
(602) 496-0075robin.bonifas@asu.edu
Interests: nursing home social work

Ways to recruit BSW and MSW social work students and interest faculty in LTC, ways to impact on social policy to focus more on aging and partnering with NH industry and nursing corporations for field placement and research.

Research/clinical focus on following patients across settings of care, use of health information technology and addressing care coordination & transitions of care.

Ways to link into Hartford and Atlantic Initiatives to strengthen sw in LTC

Colleen Galambos, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Missouri
523 Clark Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-4470
Phone: (573) 882-3701
Fax: (573) 882-8926
E-mail: galambosc@missouri.edu
I am interested in is the continuum of care, but primarily nursing homes and assisted living. My areas of interest in long term care: psychosocial issues, use of technology, discharge planning, ethics, and administration.

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